Chopra on Same Old, Same Old

"Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future."
(Deepak Chopra)

Good advice.

Deepak Chopra on Stillness

"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you."
(Deepak Chopra)

Yes.

Unpleasant Memories

"I no longer dodge the memory as if rotting vegetables were flying at my face."
(Sandra Upson)

Tolkien on Wandering

"Not all who wander are lost."
(J.R.R. Tolkien)

Be Faithful

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
(Mother Teresa)

True.

Joseph Campbell on Joy

"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain."
(Joseph Campbell)

On Character

"Character develops itself in the stream of life."
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

A Stumble

"A stumble may prevent a fall."
(Thomas Fuller)

True.

The Purpose of Life

"The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience."
(Eleanor Roosevelt)

Julius Hare

"Be what you are."
(Julius Charles Hare)

According to Buddha

"Do not dwell in the past.  Do not dream of the future.  Concentrate the mind on the present moment."
(Buddha)

Focus; mindfulness.

Eleanor Roosevelt on the Future

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
(Eleanor Roosevelt)

Love this.

Woody Allen

"Eighty percent of success is showing up."
(Woody Allen)

Springsteen

"It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive." 
(Bruce Springsteen)

Love this one.